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Brace for more storms till May 8, states told

There is prediction of squall, dust storms and heavy rains till May 8 across the country.

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A man stands on the debris of his storm-hit house near Agra on Friday
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A fresh warning on thunderstorms likely to hit several parts of the country over the next four days was issued on Friday as the death toll the recent squall and rough weather in North India reached 124, the union home ministry said.

According to the weather alert there could be heavy storms in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. There is prediction of squall, dust storms and heavy rains till May 8 across the country.

Northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura could face rough weather conditions

Isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Odisha, northwest Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, interior Tamil Nadu and Kerala are very likely to experience thunderstorm along with gusty winds, according to the warning issued by the National Weather Forecasting Centre.

Heavy rains are very likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Kerala, while dust storm and thunderstorm very likely at isolated places over Rajasthan.

Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds is very likely to occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and gangetic West Bengal.

Following the thunderstorms, power supply was cut off in many areas as squall uprooted trees and snapped electricity cables. At least 12,000 electric poles were uprooted and 2,500 transformers damaged in the affected states in the last two days.

The warnings are being issued for people to take precautions in wake of the recent deaths.

The maximum casualty was reported in Uttar Pradesh where 73 people were killed, while 91 others were injured.

Most of the deaths and injuries in the state took place in Agra region, a home ministry spokesperson said.

In Rajasthan 35 people were killed and 206 injured, while eight people were killed in Telangana, six in Uttarakhand and two in Punjab. Nearly 100 people were injured in Telangana, Uttarakhand and Punjab, officials said.

DEATH TOLL 124

  • The ferocious storms that ravaged North India left 124 people dead, the Home Ministry said 
     
  • Massive damage to crops was also reported
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